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Your local Workforce Center has the following Job Search and Informational Resources available.
Job Search Information
Job Search Tools
Skills Assessment and Career Exploration Tools
Training and Education Resources
Labor Market Information
Information on Child Care resources
Determination of Eligibility & Referrals
Staff Assisted Services
Programs & Services for Special Populations
Links to online resources and information
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Job Search Resources
You can choose from a range of job search services and resources provided in the East Texas Workforce Centers. Services and resources available include: job postings; job search tools; skills assessment and career exploration tools, training and education resources; labor market information, child care resources, and eligibility and referral information to appropriate programs and providers. Staff assisted services are provided by trained Career Specialist. Adaptive Equipment for the Visually Impaired is available.
Work search training seminars are available free to the public. Seminars cover a breadth of subjects from Resume Workshops to Job Search Techniques; from Secrets of the interview to Dress for Success. Each course is taught by experts and working professionals in the field. Visit the Work Search Training/Job Seminars web page for course catalogs, seminar locations, and schedules throughout the 14 county region. Contact the Workforce Center nearest you directly for registration information.
The Workforce Centers Resource Library is available to all job seekers. Resource rooms are staffed at all times to provide orientation to available resources and other services available through the Workforce Center delivery system. Computer & Internet Access is available: Sign up to use a computer in the Resource Room of your local Workforce Center to build your resume or access the Internet. With this vital resource you can enter the Texas Workforce Commission job banks such as America's Job Bank, WorkInTexas.com, as well as other state agency sites. You can also find information about local employers and communities around our area.
Job Search Information- Area, National, State and International Job Listings
- Job search, job referrals and placement assistance
- Videos and self-help books for job search
- Work Search Training/Job Seminars web page
- Links to online Resources
- Computers and Internet Access
- Resume writing software
- Copy, Fax, Phone, newspapers, magazines, and telephone books are available for job seekers (limits do apply)
- How-To Workshops
- Work Search Training/Job Seminars web page
- Job Fairs
- Links to online Resources
- Self-Assessment of skills levels, aptitudes, abilities
- Career Exploration and Evaluations tools
- Links to online Resources
- College and Career training information
- Vocational Guidance
- Consumer reports
- Various catalogues on local and area schools
- Financial Aid & Scholarship information
- Links to online Resources
- Area jobs, wages and required skills
- Employment Statistics relating to local, regional, and national labor market areas
- List of Occupations in Demand in East Texas
- Links to online Resources
- Link to Child Care Page
- Links to online Resources
- Program specific eligibility requirements for Workforce Programs
- Information on training providers
- Referrals to non workforce programs and activities
- Assistance establishing welfare-to-work eligibility and applying for financial assistance for education and training
- Information and referral to community resources for special needs
Staff Assisted Services
Customized placement services which involve significant one-on-one assistance with trained Career Specialist. Staff assisted services may include:- Program eligibility determination.
- Assisted job search/job readiness activities including:
- Comprehensive assessment of skills, aptitudes, abilities, and support service needs.
- Job search and job placement assistance including career counseling.
- Staff assisted job development and employment planning.
- Job referrals
- Staff assisted Job Clubs.
- Additional career counseling
- Worker profiling
- Resume development
- Job Matching
- Interview preparation
- Post employment services
- Mentoring
- Support service assistance
- Follow-up services
Programs & Services for Special Populations
Assistance and Benefits. You may qualify for state program assistance and benefits. Let our staff help you research this possibility.- Workforce Investment Act Services (WIA). Authorized under Title I of the Workforce Investment act, offers employment and training services to adults, dislocated workers and youths. There are three levels of service - Core, Intensive, and Training. Through WIA, individuals can access assistance in finding employment free of charge and may qualify for training if they lack the skills needed to earn a "self-sufficient wage."
- Subsidized Child Care. Child Care Management Services (CCMS) helps parents who are striving to become self-sufficient by giving them more choices in child care arrangements and by helping them find qualified caregivers. If you meet certain income guidelines CCMS can reimburse some or all of your child care cost.
- Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSE&T) Program. Seeks to provide employment services to those individual receiving food stamps.
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Employment services which is offered through the Choices Program to recipients of TANF. This program helps individuals receiving time limited cash assistance to find long-term employment.
- Welfare-to-Work Programs - Legislation aimed at reducing the number of welfare recipients by offering services to those most dependant on welfare.
- Veterans/Disabled Veterans Services. Program where Vietnam era veterans, disabled veterans, and recently separated veterans can receive job search assistance, education, and training.
- Rapid Response Program. Provides services to affected employees due to plant closings and layoffs.
- Project Reintegration of Offenders (RIO): Provides a link between education, training and employment during incarceration with employment, training and education after release in an attempt to reduce recidivism.
- Trade Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA/TAA Services - The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and NAFTA/TAA program provides training and job search/relocation assistance to individuals who lose their manufacturing jobs due to foreign imports.
- Senior Texas Employment Program (STEP) - the Texas Farmers Union Community Development Association, Inc. administers STEP, a nationally recognized non-profit program designed to provide part-time employment to eligible Texans over the age of 55 who are at or below the poverty guidelines.
- Texas Rehabilitation Commission (TRC) - TRC is the state's principal authority on the vocational rehabilitation of Texans with disabilities, except persons with visual impairments and the legally blind. The Commission's main purpose is to assist people with disabilities to participate in heir communities by achieving employment of choice, living as independently as possible and accessing high quality services.
- Literacy Council of Tyler (LCOT) - Literacy Council of Tyler provides services to adults and their families. Programs offered are reading instruction, GED instruction, English as a second language instruction, and family literacy activities. Programs are offered by trained staff and volunteers.